Yay! Our bags made it home yesterday (thanks, Southwest!) from their travels and we unpacked all the dirty laundry, did a bunch of washing and folding and putting away, then proceeded to repack a bag for our flight to Sacramento this afternoon. We’re teaching a class tomorrow up there, then fly home tomorrow evening. We get a breather on Friday then turn around and head out Saturday late morning for Ridgecrest and the High Desert Ultra 30K – that’s about 18 miles for all you neophytes/couch potatoes (just kidding!). In the midst of all our hither and yonning we forgot about this race until just the other day. Luckily this is more of a hike than a run – or so I have been told. We get home late Sunday and I expect to collapse in a heap and not stand up again until Monday morning.

The good news: I am collecting Rapid Rewards like nobody’s business!